UAE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in UAE for a day on Saturday after a two-day visit to France. Here he was formally welcomed. He was received by President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the UAE’s presidential palace ‘Qasr Al Watan’. During this, the President also tied a friendship band on PM Modi’s wrist.
A bilateral meeting also took place between the two countries. After this, in a joint statement, PM Modi said – the relations between the two countries have improved a lot. Every Indian now sees UAE as a true friend. During the visit of PM Modi, an agreement has also been reached between India and UAE regarding trade in each other’s currency. Along with this, the campus of IIT Delhi will also be opened in Abu Dhabi.
Earlier, he was received by UAE’s Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid at Abu Dhabi Airport. To welcome PM Modi, the welcome of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi was written on Burj Khalifa with tricolor and his picture.
PM Modi thanked for the invitation received for the COP-28 summit on climate change to be held in the UAE in November-December this year. UAE also organized a lunch for PM Modi. Only vegetarian food was kept in it.
This is Modi’s 5th UAE visit after becoming PM. In 2019, PM Modi was honored by the UAE with its highest honor ‘The Order of Zayed’. The strategic partnership between the two countries was discussed and several MoUs were signed. PM Modi met Sultan Al-Jaber, CEO of UAE’s National Oil Company. UAE is India’s fourth largest oil supplier after Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.